Hi all looking at this lot, would these components etc all match up ?

Z170M OC Formula Intel Z170 (Socket 1151) DDR4 Micro ATX Motherboard

Memory - Dual Channel DDR4 Memory Technology
- 2 x DDR4 DIMM Slots
- Supports DDR4 4500+(OC)*/4366(OC)/4333(OC)/4266(OC)/4133(OC)/4000(OC)/3866(OC)/ 3800(OC) /3733(OC)/3666(OC)/3600(OC)/3466(OC)/3400(OC)/3333(OC) /3300(OC)/3200(OC)/3000(OC)/ 2933(OC)/2800(OC)/2600(OC)/2400(OC)/2133 non-ECC, un-buffered memory


https://www.overclockers.co.uk/asro...151-ddr4-micro-atx-motherboard-mb-14a-ak.html
£209.99


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https://www.overclockers.co.uk/inte...e-socket-lga1151-processor-oem-cp-580-in.html

Core i5-6600K 3.9GHz (Skylake) Socket LGA1151 Processor - OEM
£215.99


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https://www.overclockers.co.uk/geil...el-kit-blue-led-gwb416gb2400c1-my-189-gl.html


White Dragon 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-19200C14 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit - Blue LED (GWB416GB2400C1
£59.99



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https://www.overclockers.co.uk/inno...ddr5-pci-express-graphics-card-gx-06b-in.html

GeForce GTX 1060 Compact X1 6144MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card
£229.99


thanks in advance

they would all work with each other, however it seems slightly strange to spend £200 on a motherboard and pair it with an i5, also having 2 dimm slots could be limiting in the future

Benjamham said:

they would all work with each other, however it seems slightly strange to spend £200 on a motherboard and pair it with an i5, also having 2 dimm slots could be limiting in the future

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Not sure how it can be limiting when you can buy 2x16GB RAM for 32GB there is very little that you could need more than 32GB with.

They all match up just fine. Motherboard seems overkill though. You can get a decent Asus or MSI Z170 Micro ATX motherboard for half that price. Is there a specific feature on the Asrock board you need that the others don't have?

Also, don't forget you'll need a cooler with the 6600k as it doesn't come supplied with one.

enapace said:

Not sure how it can be limiting when you can buy 2x16GB RAM for 32GB there is very little that you could need more than 32GB with.

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yes but that will mean ditching your current kit and replacing it rather than dropping another kit in

Agreed does seem strange getting that board with i5. I never really understood them boards my self as far as can tell the £130 boards do everything.

IMO Better option would be cheaper board and 1070 or cheaper board and i7 or cheaper board and save £100

Yeah I'd probably opt for a cheaper board and a 6700k.

The 1060 is plenty for 1080p gaming for now, but it seems like the time of 4 core with no hyperthreading is coming to an end. The 6700k is starting to show big gains over the 6600k in more scenarios.

Hyper threading can only offer about 10-15% from what I've seen. I think the problem for quad cores is clock speed will always be beaten by physical core count unless you have a massive disparity between performance per clock to the point one core is always near it's maximum performance.